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Bergenia stracheyi (Hook.f. & Thomson) Engl.  
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesBergenia stracheyi (Hook.f. & Thomson) Engl. 
BibliographyBot. Zeitung (Berlin) 26: 842 (1868)
Native Rangee. Afghanistan to sw. Tibet
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude2300-5000m
Descriptionleaves basal, obovate, on both faces glabrous, ciliate, serrate, obtuse, flowers in cyme, sepals glandular hirsute, petals spathulate, about 1cm long
Size15-25cm
Colorred
Bloomsummer, autumn
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. over 1 year, 13-16°C
division in spring and fall
SynonymsBergenia gorbunowii B. Fedtsch.
Bergenia milesii Stein
Saxifraga milesii Leichtlin ex Baker
Bergenia stracheyi var. alba Regel
Saxifraga stracheyi Hook.f. & Thomson
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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